Appcircus Competition - Hamburg
After making it to the final of Apps para todos in Barcelona last week with Special Stories, we found ourselves this week at Appcircus Hamburg with Special Words!
Read MoreSpecial iApps Celebration 2016
Every year we hold a celebration to thank our local volunteers and the families we help. This year is going to be different! Our event is over 2 days in Newcastle, where we will be unveiling our new Teacher Manual as well as holding our first ever Impactathon.
Read MoreApp Circus Competition - Barcelona
We have entered our Special Stories and Special Words apps into an online competition. 10 apps will be shortlisted after voting closes on October 4, to attend the final in Sant Cugat, near Barcelona in Spain, on October 19.
Read MoreUpcoming Events in the UK
Again this year, we will be at the National Portage Association's annual conference, on September 30th and October 1st in Northampton. We'll be hosting 2 different seminars on the Friday, and repeating both on the Saturday.
Read MoreiOS 10 - Please Read
Today Apple released iOS 10, the latest version of its operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Changes made under the hood have affected apps from many developers, and we strongly recommend you download all available app updates if you are intending to run iOS 10.
Read MoreStarting School
To help her and all of your new starters, we have created free add-ons for Special Words and Special Stories that depict the school surroundings, to familiarize and stimulate conversations.
Read MoreSpecial iApps turns 5
We have come a long way since first launching Special Words in English 2011, just a few months after the arrival of Apple's iPad 2. Now all 11 of our apps are available in Catalan, French, German, Norwegian, Polish and Spanish, and Special Words itself supports 23 languages.
Read MoreBooking for DNEX 2016 Seminars
The 2016 Disability North Exhibition is being held on September 21-22, at Newcastle Racecourse. We will be exhibiting on both days, so come and see our apps in action on stand C16.
Read MoreNew Team Members
We are delighted to welcome Lauren-Rae Dodd and Andrew Robinson to the team at Special iApps. Both are recent graduates of Northumbria University.
Read MoreAnniversary of The Somme and Brexit
One hundred years ago today, the Battle of the Somme commenced in Northern France. In October 2012, Bev, Joseph, William and myself visited the Thiepval Monument, and found inscribed there the name of Thomas William Hutchinson, Bev's great grandfather, who lost his life on the first day of the battle.
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